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Originally Posted by Daradon
As for the news, I've often wondered why it took so long. I really haven't understood the US position on Cuba since the fall of the Berlin wall. Heck, they weren't even in the equation after Russia finally figured out ICBM's, which was of course, the whole reason they needed Cuba in the first place.
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Because money.
One of the reasons why it took so long is because many of the people/families who lost assets when Cuba nationalized everything, are still relatively powerful in U.S. politics.